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Marco Rubio: “This is not Syria. The opposition we are talking about happens to be the majority party in the National Assembly.”

On the recordMarch 1, 2017
This is not Syria. The opposition we are talking about happens to be the majority party in the National Assembly.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio emphasizes that Venezuela's opposition is a legitimate political entity, not a violent insurgency.

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